Building skills b one, mister jane is giving a lecture about body language in different cultures. Listen to the lecture and decide whether the following statements are true t or false f if the information is not maintained in the lecture circle. NG. Not given . today, i'll be talking about body language. Body language in the messages that sends may be different in different cultures. For example, when americans shake hands, they grasp the other person's hand quite firmly because they think this shows they are strong and can be trusted. However, in some countries of europe, asia and africa, and overly firm handshake is considered rude in the same way americans like to look other people straight in the eye when they are talking, because to them, this shows that they telling the truth and are listening carefully. However, in parts of vasya and africa, people might get anxious or even annoyed if you look them straight in the eye. We not our head for yes and shake our head for no. But these head movements mean the opposite. In parts of eastern europe, personal space is another kind of body language that may differ from culture to culture. In some cultures, for instance, southern europe and latin america, people stand closer to each other, and it's OK to touch each other shoulders or arms while speaking. In other cultures, this is considered rude. Also, people in northern europe generally stand further away from strangers in public places. Now lets look at how body language can be used to.